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[b]AAP isn't supposed to be about hard work[/b], it's supposed to be about intelligence - that's why the test are done in early elementary and focus on cognitive abilities and not acquired knowledge. [b]That's also why some people have a problem with it- hard work is explicitly not rewarded, intelligence, regardless of whether it's paired with hard work, is.[/b] [/quote]

Agree on the first point, but disagree on the second.  Kids who attend academic enrichment classes are likely to be ahead of their peers and likewise score higher on the CogAT just from exposure to higher level math, logic, and analogies.  CogAT is an imperfect test and is certainly not an intelligence test.  Hardworking kids who are ahead are likely to produce nice work samples and get a high GBRS from the teacher because they are advanced and very easy to teach.  Also, many of the kids are specifically prepping for the CogAT, which will increase their scores quite a bit.  It's not at all hard for a hardworking, above average child to get accepted into AAP.  At least half of the kids in AAP are exactly that.  [/quote]

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